README for replication files

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ARTICLE: “Party Elites' Preferences in Candidates: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment”
AUTHORS: Jochen Rehmert

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SOFTWARE:

	R version 3.5.2
		
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FILE LIST:

	replication_code.R: R code to reproduce Tables and Figures.
	
conjoint_data.dta:
	ResponseID: Respondent ID
	TaskID: Task ID
	ConceptID: Concept ID
	age: Age dimension
	gender: Gender dimension
	education: Education dimension
	occupation: Occupation dimension
	district: District Nomination dimension
	experience: Legislative Experience dimension
	party_length: Membership dimension
	ideology: Ideology dimension
	party_office: Party office dimension
	activity: Activity dimension
	choice: Indicator whether profile was selected
	party: Party Affiliation of Respondent
	time_delegate: Respondent's [R] time as delegate
	parteiamt_Nein: R has no party office
	parteiamt_JaaufderOrtsebene: R has/had party office at local (rural area) level
	parteiamt_JaaufderBezirksebe: R has/had party office at local (city area) level
	parteiamt_JaaufderKreisebene: R has/had party office at muncipal level
	parteiamt_JaaufderLandeseben: R has/had party office at regional level
	parteiamt_JaaufderBundeseben: R has/had party office at federal level
	parteiamt_Jaanderes: R has/had party office at another level
	exp_Gemeinderats: R was member of local legislature
	exp_KreistagsBezirksversammlung: R was member of local legislature
	exp_Landtags: R was member of regional legislature
	exp_Bundestag: R was member of federal legislature
	exp_IchwarnieMitglieddieser: R was never member of legislative body
	lr_own: R's own left-right position
	lr_party: left-right position of own party as perceived by R
	joined_party: Year R joined party
	yob: R's year of birth
	education_1: R's education
	party_id: Party affiliation of R
	del_ptyoffice: R holds party office
	del_experience: R's legislative experience
	del_exp_dichotom: R has legislative experience (binary)
	del_age: R's age
	del_education: R's education
	del_gender: R's gender
	del_ideology: R's ideology relative to R's perceived party position
	del_membership: R's length of party membership 
